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Turkey cleans up 'sea snot' as mucus chokes coast

A thick layer of slime, known as marine mucilage or "sea snot" is seen covering the beach of the Marmara Sea in Kocaeli, Turkey, June 11, 2021. /CFP Reportedly, the mucilage develops as

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Adorable cubs join Children's Day celebrations

June 1 is International Children's Day. Happy Children's Day to all children around the world! Some adorable cubs join in on the celebrations.One of four three-week-old

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Austria Summons Turkish Ambassador After Erdogan 'Curses' Country for Hoisting Israel Flag

The Austrian Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs has summoned Turkish Ambassador Ozan Ceyhun after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan "cursed" Vienna fo

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Nigeria restricts passengers from India, Brazil, Turkey over virus

The Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, Nigeria. /VCG Nigeria will ban entry to non-Nigerian passengers who have been in Brazil, India or Turkey in the last fortnight due to conce

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Close aide of ISIL's al-Baghdadi captured in Istanbul

A close aide of killed leader of ISIL Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was captured in Istanbul during a joint operation by the Turkish police and intelligence agency, media reported on Sunday.The Afghan nationa

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U.S. President Biden: Deaths of 1.5M were genocide

02:27 The U.S. has formally recognized the early 20th century deaths of Armenians as genocide.It's something that has long been sought by Armenia - and resisted by Turkey, a key U.S. al

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Russian warships pass through Bosphorus Strait to Black Sea

Two Russian warships on Saturday passed through the Bosphorus Strait in Istanbul towards the Black Sea and a detachment of 15 ships from the Russian Caspian Flotilla has also completed the transition

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Russia restricts flights to Turkey as COVID-19 cases increase

Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Tatiana Golikova gives an interview to the TASS Russian News Agency. Vladimir Gerdo/TASS (Photo by Vladimir Gerdo\TASS via Getty Images) Russia has decided to re

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Turkey detains 10 retired admirals over open letter

Turkey on Monday detained 10 retired admirals after a letter signed by more than 100 of them warned against a possible threat to a treaty governing the use of Turkey's key waterways.The Ankara chief

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Istanbul's streets empty as COVID-19 weekend lockdown begins

00:59 Many of Istanbul's streets have been left deserted after Turkey imposed new weekend lockdown measures to combat a countrywide surge in new COVID-19 infections.President Tayyip Er

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1 million doses of China's Sinovac vaccine arrive in El Salvador

An aircraft carrying doses of COVID-19 vaccine produced by Chinese pharmaceutical company Sinovac Biotech arrives in El Salvador, March 28, 2021. /Press Secretariat of the Presidency of the Repub

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Afghan government to attend rival U.S.- and Russia-backed peace talks

The Afghan government has confirmed its participation in two peace conferences backed separately by the U.S. and Russia, the country's national security council said on Saturday.The Russian-backed co

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U.S. report says Saudi crown prince approved Khashoggi murder

A declassified U.S. intelligence report released on Friday concluded that Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud approved an operation to "capture or kill" Saudi journa

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Egyptian petroleum product imports drop 32.3 percent in 2020

Egyptian petroleum product imports amounted to $6.383bn during 2020, the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) revealed on Saturday. It reflected a 32.3 percent decrease

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A new “mysterious monolith” pops up in Turkey

00:42 Another mysterious monolith has popped up out of nowhere, this time in southeast Turkey, with a special inscription. Police are reviewing CCTV footage to see if a vehicle was use

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Russian-flagged cargo ship sinks in Turkey's Black Sea

A Russian-flagged cargo ship has sunk in the Black Sea off the coast of Turkey and an operation is underway to rescue 15 crew members, RIA Novosti news agency reported on Sunday.

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CEO: Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine safe and efficient

A coronavirus vaccine developed by China's Sinovac Biotech has been found to be safe and efficient based on the results from clinical trials in countries including Turk